San Jose: Pedestrian dies from injuries in suspected hit-and-run

SAN JOSE -- A man has died from injuries after he was hit by a car near Senter Road on Sunday night in what investigators are treating as a hit-and-run, according to the San Jose Police Department.

A witness called police about 9:50 p.m. from an intersection near Balfour Drive, a block from the Los Lagos Golf Course, to report a man lying in the street following what sounded like a collision, police said.

The victim was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead early Monday, police spokesman Officer Albert Morales said. He was identified as 51-year-old Son Hoang Nguyen.

An initial investigation found Nguyen was either walking or riding his bicycle in the area when a black sedan hit him.

The driver drove off and is being sought. No other descriptive details for the vehicle were immediately released.

Morales said patrols took awhile to respond because several units had been dispatched to a massive wreck across town at Capitol Expressway and Ocala Avenue that was reported about 20 minutes earlier.

Nguyen is the 11th pedestrian killed by a vehicle in 2014.

Anyone with information about the case can contact San Jose traffic investigators at 408-277-4654 or leave a tip with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-STOP (7867) or at svcrimestoppers.org.